Cook County GOP Tries New Tactic to Undermine GOP Townships' Pro-Ives Endorsement

Illinois Review ^ | March 16, 2018

[PBRCat]

Cook County GOP Chairman Sean Morrison is attempting a first time ever-seen tactic to overrule or undermine all of the Republican Township Committees that chose to endorse counter to his primary picks with a sample ballot that hit mailboxes Friday.

In the mailing, Morrison writes in a small box a comment that leads unknowing Republicans to believe that any other ballots - possibly including local township organization ballots - are illegal.

Wheeling Township GOP Committeeman Ruth O'Connell told Illinois Review, "This mailing undermines the work we've been doing in Wheeling Township and my authority as a committeeman. We endorsed Jeanne Ives for governor, and because this sample ballot mentions only statewide candidates, it leaves all the down ballot candidates with no party endorsements. This is the first time I've ever seen anything like this. Our endorsements and our sample ballots for Wheeling Township GOP stand."

Morrison made his endorsement of the Rauner slate his own and did not refer to a consensus of county party leaders. He received a check for $25,000 for the county organization from the Rauner campaign through the Illinois Republican Party.

[PBRCat]

Dirty tricks begin in the final hours before the primary election. Rauner must be upset that his lead over Ives in the polls has dropped to from twenty plus in February to single digits in March.

[bigbob]

I am really hoping voters see past Rauner’s attack on Ives which is the biggest lie ever put forth since Blago left the building. She may not be able to win but if we’re doing to have a liberal progressive governor may as well have one with a D after his name instead of an R.

[neverevergiveup]

Too tired to read the details about what appears to be yet another story about political manipulation and corruption. I invite anyone to deny that politicians are among the lowest common denominator in society.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks PBRCat.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

There’s a Cook County GOP??

[fieldmarshaldj]

One of two Combiner-controlled political offices. The other is the Crook County Dems.

[jyo19]

There’s really not. It’s a joke run by democrat law firms.

[Wuli]

Cook County GOP - also owned (having been bought) by Madigan??

[JoeFromSidney]

When I was Republican county Chairman here I ruled, no endorsements in a contested primary. Saves the embarrassment of having the endorsee lose the primary, then trying to work with the primary winner.